Finnish plastic-free paint company Cover Story has opened its first shop: a "paint studio" fitted out by interior designer Linda Bergroth to offer customers multiple ways to explore colour. More about Cover Story plastic-free paint shop encourages visitors to play with colour
Legendary designer Peter Saville has revealed the inspiration behind his early work for Factory Records, saying the influential covers featured "things that I saw and wished were part of my reality". More about Factory Records sleeves were "about things I didn't have" says Peter Saville
French practice Antonio Virga Architecte has used perforated brickwork and gold metal to wrap a cinema building in Cahors, France, which filters light onto the surrounding public square at night. More about Golden cinema in France by Antonio Virga evokes the age of "monumental" movie theatres
Historic brick walls and a spiral staircase feature in a Baja Peninsula hotel that was designed by Mexican firm Max von Werz Arquitectos to embrace its seaside context. More about Max von Werz merges old and new at Baja Club Hotel in Mexico
Screens of metal mesh allow plants to climb up the walls of this steel-framed school in Ha Long City by Vietnamese studio HGAA, which has been shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Plant-covered mesh panels surround preschool in Vietnam by HGAA
A gift shop and events space lie inside this post office in Zhejiang, China, which design studio Yatofu has decked out in red, green and white. More about Yatofu applies festive hues to post office in Zhejiang
Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has overhauled a vacant 1970s villa on the Greek coast, which features a concrete roof with a pair of arches that frame views towards the sea. More about Neiheiser Argyros overhauls abandoned St Minas House in Greece
A see-through chute carrying cacao nibs winds above the heads of customers in this São Paulo chocolate shop, which has been designed by Matheus Farah e Manoel Maia Arquitetura. More about Production processes are put on show inside Dengo chocolate store in São Paulo
CLOU Architects referenced traditional straw-roofed houses when designing the gridded wooden canopy that tops this agricultural education centre in Sanya on Hainan Island. More about Wooden grid encloses indoor and outdoor spaces at Sanya Farm Lab by CLOU Architects
For our latest lookbook, we've collected 10 homes with restful window seats where the owners can watch the world go by. More about Ten interiors with window seats for peaceful contemplation
This week on Dezeen, we featured pavilions at Dubai Expo 2020 designed by Foster + Partners, Grimshaw, Carlo Ratti and JKMM. More about This week we revealed the Dubai Expo pavilions
A full-size basketball court and a 200-metre track are among the spaces found inside a large, metal-clad building designed by US firm Olson Kundig on the Nike campus in Oregon. More about Steel mesh wraps Nike's LeBron James Innovation Center by Olson Kundig
The authors of a RIBA report showing how construction can reduce its carbon emissions have urged people in the sector to endorse their findings to help pressure governments into taking action ahead of the COP26 climate conference. More about Climate initiatives "desperately need the support of government" say RIBA climate report editors
Spanish-Kuwaiti studio AGi Architects has created a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai that is built around a covered plaza that acts as a place where people can gather. More about AGi Architects arranges Dubai Expo Opportunity Pavilion around covered plaza
Dezeen promotion: Danish design brand Vola has stepped outside the bathroom with its latest product, a minimalist hand sanitiser. More about Vola brings elegance to hand sanitising with the RS11 dispenser
Architecture studio White Arkitekter has completed Sara Kulturhus Centre, a timber development featuring the world's second-tallest wooden tower, which it claims will be carbon negative over its lifetime. More about White Arkitekter unveils "carbon negative" skyscraper and cultural centre in Sweden
Design studio Space Copenhagen has combined a classic brasserie with a courtyard feel in its design for a restaurant in the heart of Copenhagen. More about Space Copenhagen designs Esmée restaurant as "urban orangery"
The long-awaited Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi by architect Frank Gehry is set to open in 2025, nearly 20 years after plans were unveiled and 14 years after construction began. More about Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces 2025 opening date
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry has designed his first perfume bottle for French fashion brand Louis Vuitton. More about Frank Gehry tops Louis Vuitton perfume bottle with aluminium flower
Dezeen promotion: packaging for children's pens and a make-up set designed to look like an egg carton are among the winners in the Packaging Design category of the 2021 iF Design Award. More about iF Design Award 2021 winners use packaging design to create engaging narratives